On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2016.01.04(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2016.01.09（Sat)/10:00～

Happy New Year! Rainbow Plaza would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2016!

Except for the year-end and New Year holidays closure, and its monthly, one-day closures, Rainbow Plaza, located on the 8th floor of the Tenjin IMS Building, is open from 10:00 AM until 8:00 PM everyday, with a staff that helps provide foreigners in Fukuoka with information on daily living and travel, as well as offering other assistance, in Korean, Chinese, and English. Furthermore, counseling sessions are offered with doctors, psychological counselors, lawyers and other specialists, free of charge. This year, Rainbow Plaza seeks to continue making life in Fukuoka as comfortable as possible for its foreign residents by offering a variety of support services. When in Tenjin, please feel free to stop in anytime!

Today’s message highlights free consultation regarding immigration, residency and nationality available at Rainbow Plaza.

To maintain a safe and comfortable life in Japan, it is necessary for foreign residents to have correct knowledge about residency status and term of stay regulations. Are there any questions or concerns you have? A gyousei-shoshi, or administrative lawyer, from the Fukuoka Gyosei-shoshi Lawyers Association who specializes in such matters will answer your questions and offer consultation about topics such as the Japanese immigration system and residency status.

Consultations are held every second Sunday of the month, in January that will be the 10th. They are offered from 1 to 4 PM. Please note you are required to register by 3:30 PM.

There are English and Chinese translators present, and so consultation in English, Chinese and Japanese does not require a reservation. For consultation in other languages, please contact Rainbow Plaza at least one week prior to your visit, as an interpreter might be arranged. And, confidentiality is guaranteed. Please feel at ease to make use of these services, no matter how simple a question you may have.

Rainbow Plaza is open from 10 AM until 8 PM.

For further information, or to make reservations, please call Rainbow Plaza at 092-733-2220.

That was information from Rainbow Plaza.